A Mid-Victorian Painted Pine Pot Board Dresser Base c.1860-70 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Above the main entrance porch

Above the main entrance porch the legend “Anno domini 1883 “

trompe l'oeil is a game artists play with spectators to raise questions about the nature of art and perception and these examples are no different

There is some minor movement to the joints but she remains a great chair to sit in

is now increasingly being seen inland at reservoirs

Its origins could well be Dutch or more eastern European

A Mid-Victorian Painted Pine Pot Board Dresser Base c.1860-70 sub-Mirrors & Lighting Above the main entrance porchOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860 70Width: 65 Height: 35Depth: 22The ochre sand painted pine dresser base retaining the original paint distressed commensurate with age and with a good texture, having a characterful thick two piece top over three deep frieze drawers each with knob handles, the whole standing on integral block legs to a lower pot board and surviving from high Victorian England. The base shows some